Duke Dominates Rivals NC State at Home

DURHAM, N.C. – No. 17 Duke scored the game’s final 24 points, including a pair of explosive touchdown plays, to beat NC State, 24-3, Saturday night at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.

The Blue Devils (5-1, 2-0) remained unblemished in ACC play by allowing just three points on a 57-yard field goal on the Wolfpack’s opening possession. NC State slipped to 4-3, 1-2 in its first visit to Durham since 2013.

Redshirt freshman Henry Belin IV made his first career start at quarterback in place of injured starter Riley Leonard and threw for a pair of touchdowns, including a 69-yard strike to redshirt senior Jalon Calhoun that gave Duke the lead for good at 7-3 with 6:26 left in the first quarter.

Graduate Jordan Waters capped the scoring with a rumbling, 83-yard touchdown on the Blue Devils’ first possession of the second half – a play that was tied for the third-longest touchdown run in program history.

The defense, which entered the game as the nation’s fourth best, allowing just 11.2 points per game, yielded Duke’s fewest points in an ACC game since a 31-3 win over Virginia on Sept. 27, 2008. It marked NC State’s fewest points scored since a 41-0 loss to Clemson on Oct. 4, 2014.

The Blue Devils travel to Tallahassee on Saturday, October 21 for a 7:30 p.m. matchup with unbeaten and No. 4 ranked Florida State on ABC. The Seminoles are coming off a 41-3 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.